Store awning



Dec. 22 1925. I I 13566356 L VEGLIA ET AL STORE AWNING Filed Jan. 19, 1925 1' Ui 4 i INVENTOR. v BY M AT ORNEE Patented Dec. 22, 1925.

UNITED STATES LUIGI VEGLIA AND FRANK DI GIOVANNI, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

s'ronn AWNING.

Application filed January To all whom it may concern:

Be it known thatwe, LUIGI VEGLIA and FRANK Dr GIOVANNI, both subjects of the King of Italy, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Store Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to awnings, being intended more particularly for application to awnings used on store fronts, the invention having for an object the provision of a simple and novel arrangement of parts facilitating the raising and lowering of the awning.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

Fig. 1 of the drawing is a front view showing our improved awning, the cover of the awning housing being shown as open.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary plan view showing a slightly modified construction.

Referring now to the drawing, the reference numeral 10 indicates the frame of a store window, the window being indicated at 11 in Fig. 1. To support the awning we provide a roller 12 that is mounted in a cylindrical casing or housing extending along the top of the window frame 10, and having bracket projections such as 14 from its rear side that are fixed to the window frame to hold the casing in place. The casing is formed in two semi-cylindrical sections 16 and 17 separated along a horizontal median plane, the upper section forming a cover, and being hinged'to the lower section as indicated at 18. The roller 12 is formed at opposite ends with trunnion extensions 20 and 21 that are supported by the ends of the lower casing section. The awning is indicated at 23 and is of usual material and attached at one end to the roller 12 in the usual manner. This awning extends between the upper and lower casing sections, on the 19, 1925. Serial No. 3,277.

front side of the casing or housing, these sections being preferably provided with rollers 24 and 25 between which the awning passes. The other end of the awning is attached to the U-frame comprising a pair of arms 26 united by a top crosspiece 27, to which latter the awning is attached. The lower ends of the arms are pivotally connected to the usual brackets 28 mounted on the sides of the window frame 10.

To rotate the roller 12, and thereby wind and unwind the awning, the trunnion 21 of the roller has fixed thereto a bevel gear 30 that is engaged by a like gear 31 on the upper end of a vertical shaft 32 that extends downward along the window frame and has a second bevel gear 33 on its lower end engaged by a bevel gear 34 on a stub shaft 35 having a squared end to receive a crank handle, these parts 33 and 34 being housed in the usual casing36.

In order to ensure of the awning descending when the roller 12 is rotated in an unwinding direction we preferably provide on one side of the window a bell crank lever 38 that has a roller 39 on its upper end adapted to engage one of the arms of the awning frame, this lever being mounted on a bracket 40. The other arm of this lever is in the form of a latch 41 pivoted on the lever as at 42 and projecting over a flange 43 on the upper end of a collar 44 threaded on the shaft 32, which is formed with screwthreads 45. The latch 41 is held in normal operative position by means of a tension spring 47 that is connected at one end to a tail-piece 41 on the latch and at its other end to the lever 38, the tail-piece resting against a stop 48 on the lever. Outward swlnging movement of the lever is limited by a stop pin 49 on the bracket 40. The collar 44 is held against rotary movement by means of a fin 52 projected therefrom and engaging between a pair of bars 53 fixed to the bracket elements 54 on the window frame, the bracket before mentioned being fixed to one of these bars.

In the operation of the device, when the shaft 32 is rotated to unwind the awning, the collar 44 is moved upward on the shaft, and swings the lever 38 outward, the latter aeting in turn on the arm 26 of the awning frame to ensure of its starting the downward swing. When the shaft is rotated in an opposite direction the latch 41 rides over the flange 43 to position above latter, the lever being returned to its original position by the arm of the awning frame.

As shown in Fig. 4 we may arrange the rollers on the casing section 17 to receive rotation from the roller 12. To this end these rollers are fixed on a shaft 60 which receives rotation from the trunnion 21 by means of a chain 61 looped over suitable sprocket wheels on the shaft 60 and the said trunnion 21.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows 2- 1. An awning comprising a roller, an awning proper mounted thereon, a U

shaped swingable frame to which said awning proper is attached at one end, a shaft operatively connected to said roller to rotate the latter by rotation of the shaft, said shaft being screw threaded for a portion of its length, a collar threaded upon the shaft and movable therealong as the shaft rotates, and a lever adapted to be engaged by said collar as the latter moves along the shaft and to engage said awning frame to impart initial downward movement thereto.

2. An awning comprising a roller, an vawning proper mounted thereon, a U-shaped swingable frame to which said awning proper is attached at one end, a shaft operatively connected to said roller to rotate the latter by rotation of the shaft, said shaft being screw threaded for a portion of its length, a collar threaded upon the shaft and movable therealong as the shaft rotates, and a lever adapted to be engaged by said collar as the latter moves along the shaft and to engage said awning frame to impart initial downward movement thereto, said lever having the part thereof engaged by the collar in the form of a pivoted latch.

3. An awning comprising a roller, an awning proper mounted thereon, a Ushaped swingable frame to which said awning proper is attached at one end, a shaft operatively connected to said roller to rotate the latter by rotation of the shaft, said shaft being screw threaded for a portion of its length, a collar threaded upon the shaft and movable therealong as the shaft rotates, and a lever adapted to be engaged by said collar as the latter moves along the shaft and to engage said awning frame to impart initial downward movement thereto, said lever having the part thereof engaged by the collar in the form of a pivoted latch, said collar "ravin a laterally projecting flange adapted to engage said latch.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures.

LUIGI VEGLIA. FRANK DI GIOVANNI. 

